Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1853 - Electronic journals |
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... east of Plynlimon , on its Montgo- meryshire side , in a valley watered by some of the early tributary streamlets that fall into the Severn at Caersws , is the village of Carno . The church , a plain structure within the village , has ...
... east of Plynlimon , on its Montgo- meryshire side , in a valley watered by some of the early tributary streamlets that fall into the Severn at Caersws , is the village of Carno . The church , a plain structure within the village , has ...
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... east to Caersws , -just such a spot as the Roman army pre- ferred for an outpost or a camp , whilst the Britons pre- ferred the brows and heights of hills for such purposes . There are traces of an ancient trackway or road run- ning ...
... east to Caersws , -just such a spot as the Roman army pre- ferred for an outpost or a camp , whilst the Britons pre- ferred the brows and heights of hills for such purposes . There are traces of an ancient trackway or road run- ning ...
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... east end of the aisle , where , instead of a goodly chancel stretching beyond , his aspirations will be cut short by a dead , ugly wall , with two or three un- sightly windows irregularly pierced in it . It requires no long process of ...
... east end of the aisle , where , instead of a goodly chancel stretching beyond , his aspirations will be cut short by a dead , ugly wall , with two or three un- sightly windows irregularly pierced in it . It requires no long process of ...
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crated shortly after 1130. Yet , as these would probably be in the eastern part of the church , we may still put the completion of the nave , and especially of the west front , where , as we shall see , the style is somewhat later , ten ...
crated shortly after 1130. Yet , as these would probably be in the eastern part of the church , we may still put the completion of the nave , and especially of the west front , where , as we shall see , the style is somewhat later , ten ...
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... east end of the " parish church " and having been " but a small thing . " I think this expression has been misunderstood , as if the priory church and the parish church had been two distinct struc- tures . I conceive that by the parish ...
... east end of the " parish church " and having been " but a small thing . " I think this expression has been misunderstood , as if the priory church and the parish church had been two distinct struc- tures . I conceive that by the parish ...
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